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The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Development Forum Mr Feleti Teo this afternoon briefed visiting NZ academic Dr Anna Powles on the PIDF’s special place on the issue of sustainable development in the region. Dr Anna Powles Senior Lecturer in Security Studies, Centre for Defense and Security Studies, from Massey university in NZ is […]

The Pacific Islands Development Forum today continued with its outreach to French Territories in the Pacific when it met with Senior Government Officials from French Polynesia and New Caledonia at the PIDF Secretariat in Nasese Suva. Last month the PIDF met with the President of French Polynesia His Excellency Édouard Fritch and leaders of French […]

The Pacific Islands Development Forum met today with the European Investment Bank at the PIDF Secretariat in Nasese Suva. Present at the meeting this afternoon was the Head of Banks Regional Office in Sydney Australia Mr Adam Bruun and Bank Business Analyst Ms Katrin Bock. The meeting discussed areas of mutual interest given the two […]

The Pacific Islands Development Forum has met with the President of French Polynesia His Excellency Édouard Fritch and leaders of French Polynesia’s Civil Society and Private Sector Organizations as it seek to support Pacific Island Territories transition to the Green Economy. The meeting with President Fritch took place at the Presidential Palace in Papeete, French […]

The Pacific Islands Development Forum has met with French Polynesia business leaders in an effort to help Pacific countries move towards more innovative approaches to the Green Economy. Business Leaders that the PIDF met in Papeete French Polynesia are: Didier Chomer, President of Tahiti Fa’ahotu, the first Polynesian pole for innovation. Tahiti Fa’ahotu brings together […]

The President of French Polynesia, Edouard Fritch, received in audience on Thursday late afternoon, the Deputy Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Development Forum (PIDF) Penjamini Tuikubulau Lomaloma, visiting Tahiti during Regional Conference for Countries and Territories Overseas (OCTs) Pacific. For this first visit to French Polynesia from a representative of PIDF, Penjamini Lomaloma wanted […]

The Pacific Islands Development Forum has reminded the inaugural regional conference for the French Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) of the Pacific that met in Papeete, French Polynesia on 25 and 26 November 2014 to review European Union aid to the Pacific that discussions on development assistance to the Pacific needs to be more inclusive […]

The Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Development Forum Mr Feleti Teo has been invited to address a major Seminar on Japanese assistance to the Pacific that will be held in Tokyo next week. The Seminar entitled, “JAPANESE AID DIPLOMACY TO PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES- IS THERE NEED FOR NEW APPROACH GIVEN RECENT TRENDS IN PACIFIC REGIONALISM”, is being jointly sponsored by […]

Governments unite behind Fund to Leverage private investment flows, provide climate finance at scale (Berlin, 20 November 2014) – The Green Climate Fund concluded its first Pledging Conference today in Berlin, Germany, with governments pledging a total of up to US$ 9.3 equivalent. Pledges were made by 21 countries, including contributions from four developing countries. […]

The Indian Express – 19 Nov 14 PM Narendra Modi reaches out to Pacific nations; announces $1 million fund, visa on arrival. By setting up this Fund, India would be happy to provide technical assistance and training for capacity building to our Pacific Island Partners, he said Reaching out to 14 Pacific Island nations, Prime […]